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Serious A428 crash in Bedford on 17 December 1998 at 20:25 involving a Ford Fiesta

Four vehicles, including a Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Vectra, were involved in a crash on the A428 in Bedford at 20:25 on Thursday 17 December 1998. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Dec 1998
Thursday, 20:25
Vehicles
4
Ford Fiesta and 3 others
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14824, longitude -0.40752, in the MK41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998400B06188
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
428
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 November 2012.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 4: Mercedes 200

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 1998400B06188 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bedford road accident statistics for 1998.